Overview

Occupational Safety and Health from University of Porto vision is not restricted to the labouring problems and to the directly productive citizens. The scope of the program is very inclusive: it includes the problems of everyone in any situation, either workers or users or visitors. It is related and concerns to everyone. Children, young and aged people, unemployed and retired persons are not excluded.

Students in the Occupational Safety and Health programme from University of Porto will:

improve the quality of life and equal opportunities, as much as possible, for every citizen, having or not special needs.

learn about the lack of ergonomic conditions, architectonic barriers and other obstacles to mobility are also factors that strongly affect the quality of life, health and safety of many citizens, namely aged people, people with reduced mobility, children and other people with limitations and dependencies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced studies on Risk Assessment and Control

Advanced studies on Biomechanics and Ergonomics

Advanced studies on Occupational Health

Advanced studies on Occupational Safety

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-07-10 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Occupational Health and Safety

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

ID document (Citizen Card / ID Card / Passport) or declaration containing the identification data (Mandatory)

Graduation Certificate from a higher education programme (Mandatory)

Certificate of the higher education institution listing the curricular units completed, the regime (semester/year) and the number of credit units/ECTS. (Mandatory)

Curriculum vitae (Mandatory)

Motivation Letter (Optional)

Recommendation Letters (Optional)

TOEFL or Cambrigde certificate or, in alternative, declaration of honour regarding the level of English proficiency (Optional)

Photo (Optional)

Tuition Fee

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International

2750 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2750 EUR per year during 36 months.
EU/EEA

2750 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 2750 EUR per year during 36 months.

Living costs for Porto

556 - 865 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.